Ty has always loved the rodeo, and a mishap with a bull causes him to lose 2 years of his memory. Part of that 2 years was a relationship with Rodeo Queen Hannah. They were secretly married because of rodeo circuit rules for the rodeo queens, and she leaves the rodeo when she becomes pregnant with his son. She shows up at the ranch 2 years after his accident to either fight for their relationship or end it with a divorce. She finds that he has amnesia and doesn't even remember her or their relationship. Entertaining read and I can't wait for book 3!

This review is based on an ARC from NetGalley, courtesy of the publisher. All opinions are my own. ( )

Ty Everett is hiding a secret from his family. He has memory loss due to a bull-riding accident. This partial amnesia has cost him two years of his life. He is home at the Cold River Ranch and is trying to figure out his future. For starters he has a difficult relationship with his brothers. But when Hannah Monroe shows up claiming to know him, his life is really turned upside down.

Discovering that he is actually married to Hannah is shocking to Ty, to say the least. He has no memory of her at all. She can prove their marriage. What she doesn't do is to tell him that they have an infant son. On the one hand, Hannah wants a divorce. On the other hand, she still loves Ty to distraction.

Ty has an agenda. He plans on getting back on the bull. His family is fighting him every step of the way. He almost died. Will he lose the battle this time? Will Ty realize that he has more to fight for than a huge bull?

Hannah struggles to be honest with Ty - and with herself - especially considering the attitude towards men that her mother pounded into her. This was so very sad. Hannah must reach deep inside to find her own joy, her own happiness. She must learn to trust.

I loved Cold Heart, Warm Cowboy. It is the second book in the Cold River Ranch series. I love Everett family. Tough on the outside, marshmallows on the inside. Just my type of heroes. Although this book could do well as a standalone, for the sake of continuity, I highly recommend the first book, A True Cowboy Christmas. I look forward to Brady's story in The Last Real Cowboy, which will be available January 2020.

Many thanks to St. Martin's Press and to NetGalley for this ARC to review. This is my honest opinion. ( )

Cold Heart, Warm Cowboy by Caitlin Crews
Cold River Ranch #2

Sweet second chance romance for Rodeo Queen Forever Hannah Leigh Monroe and Bull Rider Ty Everett occurs when Hannah decides to see if a divorce is the solution to moving forward. When she realizes that Ty has amnesia that puts a kink in her plans, though. The two end up spending time together while trying to see if anything is left though Hannah keeps a BIG secret by not telling Ty he is a father and that eventually blows up in her face. There are some bumps and some difficulties for the two to overcome but a HEA for all is finally found for the couple and their son Jack. At times I felt there was more telling than showing the story with the thoughts of the characters rather than the two actually spending time together talking to one another or doing things together.

Did I enjoy this book? Yes
Would I read more by this author? Yes

Thank you to NetGalley and St. Martin’s Paperbacks for the ARC – This is my honest review.

4 Stars ( )

I voluntarily read and reviewed an advance copy of this book. All thoughts and opinions are my own.

Cold Heart, Warm Cowboy, by Catlin Crews, is available in booksellers and on-line sites 7-30-19. As part of The Cold River Ranch series it involves the other characters to a small extent but does work standalone. I read book 1, Greys story, and enjoyed it. I can't say the same for Cold Heart, Warm Cowboy, book #2. The characters are nice enough but I never became invested in them. My mind is already on book 3. Ty Everett is brother #2, a rodeo bull rider. He's was stomped but good 2 years ago and has physically recovered. He has no memory of those 2 years but won't tell anyone. I was never sure why, except he's a hard-shelled guy. Hanna is his secret wife, they married before his accident. There's a reason their marriage was kept secret. Anyway, she actually goes home & waits 2 years to track him down. Not believable to me. I also found the internal thoughts to be too much. They don't talk to each other, or anyone else, but are way chatty in their heads. There was also a lot of going over the same subject, beating it to death.

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I received an ARC of this book to read through NetGalley in exchange for a fair review. Cold Heart, Warm Cowboy by Caitlin Crews is the second book in her The Cold River Ranch Series. It could be read as a standalone but as I really enjoyed the first book as well I recommend reading both books. Caitlin Crews is one of the few authors who could make me read a secret baby book and she does it so well that I may even read another book with that trope someday but only if she writes it. Hannah Monroe Everett former rodeo queen has come to Cold River to see if she can salvage her secret marriage after its abrupt end when her husband Ty Everett threw her out of his hospital room after being badly injured while riding a bull in a rodeo. Ty doesn’t remember being married, he lost at his best guess 2 years of his memories after the accident but this beautiful stranger feels familiar to him there are things he instinctively knows about her and things she knows about him that he’s never told anyone. I loved the story of how these two find their way back to each other and their hard won HEA will make you cheer.
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